WORD SORT 1
man
cat
lamp
nWrite
that*
damp
trap
Spellings for the sound /a/
than*
rat
camp
lap
ran*
map
each word under the correct spelling.
an
at
can*
cap
sat*
ap
hat*
plan*
stamp
amp
man
WORD SORT 2
fast*
hand*
sand
nWrite
band*
past*
splash
Spellings for the sound /a/
trash
cast
land*
dance
cash
France
each word under the correct spelling.
and
ast
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ash
stand
glance
flash
last*
rash
chance*
ance
WORD SORT 3
bed*
jet
rent
nWrite
let*
went*
when*
Spellings for the sound /e/
ten
pet
spent
then*
pen
red
each word under the correct spelling.
en
et
WORD SORT 4
send*
French
rest*
nWrite
bend
dead
blend
ent
set
sent
led*
ed
Spellings for the sound /e/
bench
health
test
friend*
trench
guest
each word under the correct spelling.
est
end
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tent
yet
men
2
ench
best*
wrench
spend
west*
bread
wealth
ea
WORD SORT 5
bank*
gang
pack
nWrite
back*
flash
sank
Spellings for the sound /a/
bang
sack
sang
cash
thank
smash
each word under the correct spelling.
ack
ash
WORD SORT 6
bell
dress*
smell
nWrite
deck
slept
guess*
ang
tank
trash
drank
ank
Spellings for the sound /e/
less*
spell
shell
kept*
check
wreck
each word under the correct spelling.
ell
ess
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black*
hang
quack
3
eck
fell
bless
chess
neck
next*
text
ept / ext
WORD SORT 7
hid
fin
thin*
nWrite
lip
hit
trip*
Spellings for the sound /i/
did*
rip
rid
sit
win
quit*
each word under the correct spelling.
in
id
WORD SORT 8
dish*
hint
drift
nWrite
lift
which*
sprint
ip
slip
fit
ship*
it
Spellings for the sound /i/
gift
fish
shift
rich
mint
ditch
each word under the correct spelling.
ish
int
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pin
slid
spin
4
ift
wish*
swish
tint
print
pitch
swift
ich / itch
WORD SORT 9
rob
crop
mob
nWrite
mop
drop
pox
Spellings for the sound /o/
lot*
got*
job*
box
hot
knob
each word under the correct spelling.
ot
op
WORD SORT 10
bond
nod
blond
drop
wanted*
stopped*
hop
fox
robbed
ob
chop
shot
not*
ox
Spellings for the sound /o/
cod
shop
prod
want*
stop*
watched*
each word under the correct spelling.
ond
op
pond
rod
fond
dropped
watch*
sod
nWrite
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od
ant / atch
WORD SORT 11
kick
drink*
pill
nWrite
hill
sing*
trick
Spellings for the sound /i/
pink
blink
will*
ring*
sick
spring*
each word under the correct spelling.
ill
ick
WORD SORT 12
lock
got*
flop
nWrite
shop*
blond
mopped
lick
thing*
fill*
ing
Spellings for the sound /o/
clock
clot
rot
bond
block
knock
each word under the correct spelling.
ock
op
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ink
thick*
think*
still
6
ot
mop shopped*
gotten*
fond
dock
rotten
ond
WORD SORT 13
rub
bun
sun*
nWrite
plum
hum
scrub
Spellings for the sound /u/
bug
fun
plug
gum
club
drum
each word under the correct spelling.
ub
ug
WORD SORT 14
bump
lump
dust
dove
love*
hush
hug
run
rug
um
cub
sum*
jug
un
Spellings for the sound /u/
just*
glove
trust
rush
brush
above*
each word under the correct spelling.
ump
ush
dump
crust
blush
crush
jump
rust
nWrite
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ust
ove
WORD SORT 15
duck
tough*
stuck
nWrite
but*
punch
shut
Spellings for the sound /u/
rough
truck
some *
lunch
nut
come*
each word under the correct spelling.
ut
uck
WORD SORT 16
dunk
punt
trunk
nWrite
lung
flunk
stung
unch
cut
bunch
struck
ome / ough
Spellings for the sound /u/
fudge
hung
grudge
junk
budge
grunt
each word under the correct spelling.
unt
udge
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luck
enough*
crunch
8
unk
sung
hunt
bunt
judge*
skunk
clung
ung
WORD SORT 17
that*
asked*
stopped*
nWrite
less*
trust
dance*
Sound sort for short vowels
band*
clock
that’s*
lunch
bread*
shopping
next*
thumb
tough*
each word under the correct sound.
short a
short e
short o
WORD SORT 18
planned
have*
friend*
nWrite
guess*
knock
gotten*
just*
rush
France
short u
Sound sort for short vowels
went*
can’t*
since*
then*
them*
health
its*
filled
glove
thin
love*
hush
each word under the correct sound.
short a
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short e
short i
9
short u
Rhyming Puzzle
nCut out the word cards.
Mix the cards and put the rhyming words together. Read the words.
man
ran
cat
sat
tap
trap
lamp
camp
sang
hang
tank
thank*
ten
pen
went*
sent*
when*
then*
sell
spell
deck
check
health
wealth
trip
ship
tin
win
lift
gift
wish*
fish
drink*
think*
sing*
spring*
hot
not*
box
fox
stop*
shop
lock
clock
run
sun
much*
such*
bump
jump
rush
crush
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QUICK READ 1
Read the words.
nMark your time and score in the boxes.
n
TIME
SCORE
SCORE SCORE SCORE
ran
let
pin
hot
hug
hum
job
did
bed
map
sand
fell
kick
jump
stopped
rush
clock
still
less
past
dusted
missed
thank
trunk
singing
upset
cannot
cobweb
into
sunset
bobcat
humbug
within
inland
itself
dishpan
upon
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WORD SORT 19
cake
game*
grade
nWrite
late
fade
lake
Spellings for the sound /ae/
gate
make*
name*
same*
hate
trade
each word under the correct spelling.
ame
ade
WORD SORT 20
cane
grace
plane*
nWrite
cave
grape
scrape
ake
made*
came*
shade
ate
Spellings for the sound /ae/
tape
pane
save
face
drape
shave
each word under the correct spelling.
ane
ave
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bake
state*
quake
12
ape
lane
wave
race
gave*
shape*
space*
ace
WORD SORT 21
cage
paste
wage
nWrite
range
case
grange
Spellings for the sound /ae/
haste
rage
waste
base
strange*
chase
each word under the correct spelling.
ase
aste
WORD SORT 22
sale
tale
plain*
nWrite
sail
maid
tail
age
change*
vase
baste
ange
Spellings for the sound /ae/
main*
pale
brain
paid*
pail
braid
each word under the correct spelling.
ale
ail
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page
taste
stage
13
aid
male
rain
trail
mail
raid
Spain
ain
WORD SORT 23
scrape
bay
weigh*
nWrite
raise*
faint
neighbor
Spellings for the sound /ae/
tape
may
day
paint
praise
drape
each word under the correct spelling.
ape
ay
WORD SORT 24
snail
frail
plain*
nWrite
prey
spray
hail
ai
stay*
steak
grape
ea / ei
Spellings for the sound /ae/
chain
sprain
they*
gray
pray*
quail
each word under the correct spelling.
ey
ay
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shape*
break
saint
14
ail
rail
stain
strain
play*
hey
stay*
ain
QUICK READ 2
n
Underline the vowel letters in the words. (a-e-i-o-u)
Complete three timed readings of the words. Mark your best score and time in the boxes.
n
SCORE
hat – hate
mad – made
grad – grade
fad - fade
pal – pale
tack – take
back – bake
rack - rake
quack – quake
past – paste
man – main
pan – pain
ran – rain
pad – paid
brad – braid
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TIME
WORD SORT 25
seed
feet*
bleed
nWrite
seen*
cheek
queen
Spellings for the sound /ee/
need*
feed*
street*
week*
screen
Greek
each word under the correct spelling.
een
eed
WORD SORT 26
feel*
peel
wheel*
nWrite
heel
breeze
sneeze
eet
teen
greed
sheet*
eek
Spellings for the sound /ee/
kneel
thief
grief
keep*
chief
sheep
each word under the correct spelling.
eep
eel
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meet*
sweet
creek
16
ief
freeze
sweep
squeeze
deep*
sleep*
brief
eeze
WORD SORT 27
mean*
lean
neat
nWrite
team*
yield
cream
Spellings for the sound /ee/
bean
meat*
clean
field*
dream
beam
each word under the correct spelling.
ean
eam
WORD SORT 28
beach
heal*
peach
nWrite
weak*
feast
speak*
eat
piece*
niece
stream*
ield / iece
Spellings for the sound /ee/
deal
reach*
real*
beast
sneak
preach
each word under the correct spelling.
eal
eak
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heat
cheat
seat
17
each
teach*
meal
steal
leak
least*
squeak
east
QUICK READ 3
n
Underline the vowel letters in the words. (a-e-i-o-u)
n
Complete three timed readings of the words. Mark your best score and time in the boxes.
SCORE
TIME
set – seat
bet - beat
met - meat
net – neat
set - seat
men - mean
meat – meet
wet - wheat
best - beast
fed - feed
wed - weed
bled - bleed
fell - feel
well - wheel
check - cheek
WORD SORT 29
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Spellings for the sound /ie /
18
fine*
hide
shine
nWrite
kite
time*
write*
bite
nine
quite*
dime
line
crime
each word under the correct spelling.
ine
ide
WORD SORT 30
pipe
like
stripe
nWrite
dive
rice
drive*
ite
prime
ride*
bride
ime
Spellings for the sound/ie/
bike
wipe
spike
nice*
five
slice
each word under the correct spelling.
ike
ipe
WORD SORT 31
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wide*
white*
spine
ive
ripe
hike
hive
twice*
mice
strike
ice
Spellings for the sound /ie/
19
wild
try*
lied
nWrite
cry
tries
fries
cried*
tried*
flies
cries
spy
fry
each word under the correct spelling.
ild
y
WORD SORT 32
find*
bright*
blind
nWrite
fight*
guy
night*
ied
mild
fly*
fried
ies
Spellings for the sound /ie/
tight
mind
fright
buy*
might*
eye*
each word under the correct spelling.
ight
ight
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child*
spied
spies
20
ind
kind*
flight*
grind
light*
bye*
sight*
uy / ye
QUICK READ 4
n
Underline the vowel letters in the words. (a-e-i-o-u)
Complete three timed readings of the words. Mark your best score and time in the boxes.
n
SCORE
fin - fine
pin - pine
spin - spine
hid - hide
rid - ride
bit - bite
kit - kite
quit - quite
dim - dime
rip - ripe
strip - stripe
fin - find
win - wind
grin - grind
lit – light
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TIME
WORD SORT 33
note*
broke*
close*
nWrite
nose*
globe
code
Spellings for the sound /oe/
smoke
wrote*
those*
robe
chose*
rode*
each word under the correct spelling.
oke
ote
WORD SORT 34
bone
rope
pole
nWrite
mole
cove
phone
ose
rose
quote
lobe
obe / ode
Spellings for the sound /oe/
hope*
whole*
slope
stove
zone
grove
each word under the correct spelling.
ope
ole
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vote
choke
joke
22
one
hole*
scope
stone*
cone
drove*
stole
ove
WORD SORT 35
boat*
show*
float
nWrite
coat*
shown*
flow
Spellings for the sound /oe/
grow*
road*
flown
grown*
load
throat
each word under the correct spelling.
oad
oat
WORD SORT 36
poll
most*
stroll
nWrite
gold
coast*
told*
ow
goat
known
thrown
own
Spellings for the sound /oe/
host
toll
ghost
boast
post
toast
each word under the correct spelling.
ost
oast
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toad
know*
throw
23
old
fold
roast
hold*
roll
cold*
scroll
oll
QUICK READ 5
n
Underline the vowel letters in the words. (a-e-i-o-u)
Complete three timed readings of the words. Mark your best score and time in the boxes.
n
SCORE
not - note
rod - rode
cod - code
hop - hope
cot - coat
got - goat
rod - road
cod - cold
hot - host
us - use
cut - cute
cub - cube
hug - huge
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TIME
WORD SORT 37
safe*
cry
wild*
nWrite
fine*
know*
stay
Sound sort for long vowels
coast *
weak*
those*
late
sail
whole*
freeze
write*
street
each word under the correct sound.
long a
long e
long i
WORD SORT 38
space*
fuse
weight*
nWrite
light*
need
rain*
use*
phone
wait*
long o
Sound sort for long vowels
cold*
scream
cute
taste
toast
Greek
huge*
field*
mule
wheel*
throw
seat
each word under the correct sound.
long a
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long e
long o
25
long u
Compound Word Puzzle
nCut out the word cards.
Mix, then match, the cards. Read the words.
can
not
with
in
sun
set
dish
pan
in
to
grass
land
him
self
them
selves
Sun
day
sub
way
sun
light
head
light
day
light
flash
light
sea
life
sea
coast
bed
side
bed
time
hill
side
in
side
rail
road
bee
hive
hand
shake
home
land
home
made
life
time
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QUICK READ 6
Read the words.
nMark your time and score in the boxes.
n
TIME
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SCORE SCORE SCORE
came
ride
wheel
vote
state
huge
team
write
street
show
sweep
nice
stayed
coat
sight
hold
find
change
least
cried
crime
used
faint
break
wasted
inside
subway
rainbow
bedtime
pancake
railroad
maybe
sunlight
classmate
nighttime
wildlife
springtime
SCORE SCORE SCORE
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WORD SORT 55
black *
clear*
glad
nWrite
flower
globe
flew
Beginning consonant blends
climb
cloud
flour
flood
clothes*
class*
each word under the correct spelling.
bl__
cl__
WORD SORT 56
plan
sleep*
story*
nWrite
sport
spoon
plain*
fl__
glass*
blouse
glove
gl__
Beginning consonant blends
started*
slice
slope
please*
stopped*
spark
each word under the correct spelling.
pl__
sl__
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blame
fly*
blood
28
sp__
slot
plane*
slide
speak*
state
special*
st__
WORD SORT 57
brown*
draw*
front*
nWrite
break*
create
breeze
Beginning consonant blends
fried
frighten*
drive
drink*
crowd
broken
each word under the correct spelling.
br__
cr__
WORD SORT 58
strong
price
great
nWrite
grace
strike
travel
dr__
crack
crew
crime
fr__
Beginning consonant blends
ground*
pretty*
straight*
tried*
troop
prize
each word under the correct spelling.
gr__
pr__
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bright*
drove*
friend*
29
tr__
growth
string
trouble*
praise*
truly*
grade*
str__
WORD SORT 59
smile*
swing
small
nWrite
twin
snowed
twelve*
Beginning consonant blends
twist
swim
twice*
smooth*
smoke
smart *
each word under the correct spelling.
sm__
sn__
WORD SORT 60
sw__
snack
sweat
sweet
sneeze
snack
twenty*
tw__
Beginning consonant blends
skate
spring*
skip
skill
spray
scrap
scheme
scratch
spread
school*
scrape
schedule scream
sky*
sprain
screw
sprout
skin
nWrite
each word under the correct spelling.
scr__
spr__
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sk__
sch__
WORD SORT 61
west*
haunt
guest
nWrite
toast
lift
least*
Ending consonant blends
soft
chant
gift
front*
drift
erupt
each word under the correct spelling.
__st
__nt
WORD SORT 62
friend*
found*
ground*
nWrite
hitch
match
sound
sing*
bring*
wind
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__ft
31
want*
slept
prompt
__pt
Ending consonants
string
drink*
catch*
each word under the correct spelling.
__nd
__tch
left
kept*
most*
__ng
wring
spank
watch*
think*
pink
wing
__nk
WORD SORT 63
that
change*
should*
nWrite
church
their*
choice
when*
where*
shopped*
each word under the correct spelling.
ch__
sh__
WORD SORT 64
thank*
quiet*
three
nWrite
Beginning consonant digraphs
quite*
quick
threw*
choose*
whale*
shoes*
th__ (them)
those*
there*
while*
wh__
Beginning consonant combinations
thought*
square*
squeeze
each word under the correct spelling.
qu__
squ__
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share*
these *
children*
32
squirt
thrill
throat
th__ (thin)
think*
squeak
through*
quit*
things*
thick
thr__
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Read the words.
nMark your time and score in the boxes.
n
TIME
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twelve
scare
started
noise
morning
further
enjoy
school
ground
careful
strong
square
straight found
through
learning
scratch
straw
should
quiet
caught
dinner
further
change
Saturday
downtown
backyard
lookout
however
footprint
sidewalk
toothbrush
seashore
themselves
countdown
nightgown
flowerpot
SCORE SCORE SCORE
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WORD SORT 65
year*
ready*
really*
symbol
type
your*
Y as a consonant and a vowel
early*
system
eye*
by*
young*
myself
the words in the correct boxes.
y = consonant
y = short i
easy*
pretty*
gym
dry*
crystal
nWrite
y = long i
early
by
symbol
year
WORD SORT 66
yard*
rely
supply*
y = long e
money*
honey
reply
hymn
beyond
synonym
Y as a consonant and a vowel
valley*
canyon
deny
the words in the correct boxes.
y = consonant
y = short i
mystic
yourself*
company* typical
myself*
valley
nWrite
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y = long e
34
y = long i
you’re*
WORD SORT 67
card
piece*
course
nWrite
city*
peace*
gotten*
Sounds for the consonants c and g
gas
receive*
giant
cane
going
gentle
center
color*
each word under the correct sound.
hard c (came)
soft c (cent)
hard g (game)
WORD SORT 68
edge
thought*
enough*
nWrite
germ
guess*
cold
night*
frighten*
fudge
soft g (gem)
Silent and variant consonants
phone
tough*
phony
laugh
bridge
graph
rough*
eight
badge
though*
phrase
ledge
each word under the correct sound.
dge =/j/
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silent gh
gh = f
35
ph = f
goal
WORD SORT 69
knew*
write*
know*
nWrite
thumb
wrote*
comb
wrap*
knife
written*
wreck
light*
kneel
each word under the correct spelling.
wr
kn
WORD SORT 70
wrong*
sign*
wrist
nWrite
design
hymn
wrinkle
assign
foreign
wring
gh
36
knee
lamb
bomb
thought*
sight*
frighten*
mb
Silent consonants
autumn
reign
column
each word under the correct spelling.
wr__
__mn
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Silent consonants
__gn
solemn Christmas
listen*
hasten
often*
fasten
__t__
WORD SORT 71
want*
scold
bond
nWrite
wanted*
scolded
bonded
plant*
dust
drift
planted
dusted
drifted
each word under the correct spelling.
t
ted
want
Suffix “ed” = /ed /
d
nWrite
landed
stranded
haunted
ded
wanted
WORD SORT 72
help
talk
ask
land*
strand
haunt
helped*
drop
wrapped
walk
talked*
kick
walked*
dropped
kicked
each word under the correct spelling.
p
ped
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k
clap
bark
wrap
clapped
barked*
asked*
ked
WORD SORT 73
pen
lamp
cup
pens
lamps
cups
box
day*
peach
nWrite
the words in the correct boxes.
singular (one)
plural (+ s)
pen
Plurals – s, es
boxes
days
peaches
singular (one)
plural (+ es)
box
boxes
pens
toys
berries
parties
baby*
boy*
lamp
the words in the correct boxes.
singular (one)
plural (+ s)
dishes
wishes
toys
(Singular means one. Plural means more than one.)
WORD SORT 74
toy*
berry
party*
dish
wish*
toy*
Plurals – s, ies
babies
boys
lamps
lady*
day*
story*
ladies
days
stories
nWrite
toy
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plural (+ ies)
baby
babies
toys
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WORD SORT 75
jump
keep*
stay
jumped*
keeping
stayed
Verb endings – ed, ing
sing*
mail*
grow*
singing
mailed
growing
the words in the correct boxes.
Root Word
+ ed
read*
load
free
reading
loaded
freeing
nWrite
jump
Root Word
jumped
sing
WORD SORT 76
jog
hug
take*
jogged
hugged
taking
+ ing
singing
Verb endings – ed, ing
cut
plan
ride*
cutting
planned
riding
the words in the correct boxes.
Root Word
+ ed
run*
dig
move *
running
digging
moved
nWrite
jog
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jogged
cut
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+ ing
cutting
Word Building Puzzle
nCut
out the word cards. Mix, then match, the cards. Read the words.
(Adding ing to words ending in a vowel pattern.)
see
seeing
say
saying
stay
staying
grow
growing
(Adding ing to words ending in a consonant preceded by two vowels.)
feed
feeding
feel
feeling
mail
mailing
rain
raining
load
loading
read
reading
(Adding ing to words ending in a double consonant.)
sing
singing
push
pushing
guess
guessing
finish
finishing
(Adding ing to words ending in a silent e.)
ride
riding
use
using
change
changing
believe
believing
(Double the final consonant before adding ing to some words.)
get
getting
run
running
hit
hitting
stop
stopping
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Word Building Puzzle
n
Cut out the word cards. Mix, then match, the cards. Read the words.
(Adding s)
cow
cows
boy
boys
monkey
monkeys
turkey
turkeys
wish
wishes
scratch
scratches
baby
babies
pony
ponies
copy
copyies
carry
carries
wish
wished
scratch
scratched
snow
snowed
play
played
copy
copied
carry
carried
plan
planned
stop
stopped
save
saved
hope
hoped
snow
snowing
play
playing
plan
planning
stop
stopping
save
saving
hope
hoping
(Adding es)
(Adding ed)
(Adding ing)
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Compound Word Puzzle 1
n
Cut out the word cards. Mix, then match, the cards. Read the words.
dog
house
farm
house
play
house
house
work
sun
shine
sun
flower
sun
light
sun
rise
fire
place
fire
works
sun
light
head
light
moon
light
flash
light
work
book
note
book
him
self
her
self
sea
life
sea
coast
basket
ball
base
ball
foot
ball
foot
print
every
thing
every
where
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Compound Word Puzzle 2
n
Cut out the word cards. Mix, then match, the cards. Read the words.
any
one
any
body
any
thing
any
where
base
ball
foot
ball
basket
ball
blue
berry
every
one
every
body
every
day
fire
fly
fire
fighter
snow
storm
snow
plow
snow
flake
book
mark
book
case
down
town
down
stairs
drive
way
earth
quake
news
paper
home
made
super
market
head
ache
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Contraction Puzzle
n
Cut out the word cards. Mix, then match, the cards. Read the words.
is not
isn’t
did not
didn’t
does not
doesn’t
was not
wasn’t
has not
hasn’t
should not
shouldn’t
could not
couldn’t
would not
wouldn’t
it is
it’s
let us
let’s
are not
aren’t
had not
hadn’t
will not
won’t
do not
don’t
she is
she’s
he is
he’s
we have
we’ve
I have
I’ve
we are
we’re
they are
they’re
I will
I’ll
we will
we’ll
she will
she’ll
I am
I’m
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Homophone Puzzle 1
nCut out the word cards. Mix, then match, the cards. Say each word in a sentence.
ate
eight
be
bee
bear
bare
break
brake
by
buy
blue
blew
choose
chews
cent
scent
dear
deer
die
dye
for
four
fair
fare
flew
flu
grown
groan
here
hear
hour
our
hole
whole
high
hi
I
eye
knew
new
know
no
made
maid
main
mane
meet
meat
one
won
pair
pear
past
passed
peace
piece
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Homophone Puzzle 2
nCut out the word cards. Mix, then match, the cards. Say each word in a sentence.
plain
plane
right
write
red
read
real
reel
road
rode
see
sea
seen
scene
sent
cent, scent
so
sew
some
sum
sun
son
steal
steel
to, too
two
tail
tale
there
their, they’re
through
threw
wait
weight
way
weigh
where
wear
week
weak
whose
who’s
would
wood
your
you’re
theirs
their’s
(All Homophone Puzzle words are high frequency spelling words.)
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WORD SORT 77
asking*
product*
better*
nWrite
expect
whether*
after*
until*
bottom*
doctor*
sentence* problem* under*
weather* having*
happened*
unless*
answer*
upon*
each word under the correct sound.
short a
Multi-syllable words
NOTE: Use the first vowel sound for the word sort.
short e
short o
short u
asking
WORD SORT 78
animal*
within*
hundred*
nWrite
different*
second*
heavy*
pretty*
river*
finish*
invent*
public*
except*
each word under the correct sound.
short a
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short e
suddenly*
gather
happy*
NOTE: Use the first vowel sound for the word sort.
short i
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habit
action*
number*
short u
WORD SORT 79
receive*
saying*
notice*
nWrite
really*
painted
neither
lighting
training
either
motion*
trying*
straying
each word under the correct sound.
long a
long e
nWrite
total*
easy*
because*
pupil
later*
growing*
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long e
long o
Multi-syllable words
cubic
united*
open*
danger*
able
toasted
NOTE: Use the first vowel sound for the word sort.
long o
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only*
speeding*
ocean*
NOTE: Use the first vowel sound for the word sort.
program*
between
famous*
each word under the correct sound.
long a
tighten
showing*
nature*
long i
WORD SORT 80
music
begin
human*
Multi-syllable words
long u
WORD SORT 81
danger*
northern*
thirsty
nWrite
circle
garden*
return*
party*
person*
purpose
market*
pardon
army*
circus
hurricane surround
each word under the correct spelling.
ar
er
WORD SORT 82
better*
bargain
parcel
nWrite
hurry
before*
import
later*
surprise*
tornado
each word under the correct spelling.
er
or
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ur
percent
purple
afternoon*
ir
Multi-syllable words
depart
after*
Saturday* current
started*
letter*
ar
important*
inform
apartment
ur
WORD SORT 83
about*
flower
employ
nWrite
amount*
power
rejoice
allow
appoint
powder
around*
shower
turmoil
each word under the correct spelling.
oi
oy
WORD SORT 84
vowel
caution*
discount
nWrite
August
pronoun
power
avoid
mountain*
annoy
destroy
thousand* enjoy*
ou
50
ow
Multi-syllable words
because* surround author
sprawling withdraw awning
allowed
pronounce towel
each word under the correct spelling.
ou
au
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aw
astronaut
awesome
accountant
ow
WORD SORT 85
hill
base
with out
n
nWrite
hill top
base ball
some thing
n
n
n
bas ket ball
news pa per
flow er pot
n
n
n
n
n
n
Syllables
side
how
write
side walk
how ev er
fing er print
n
n
n
n
n
the words under the correct number of syllables.
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
hill
hilltop
basketball
WORD SORT 86
be
began
came
nWrite
black
picnic
lemonade
apartment
November
remember
Syllables
catch
rabbit
better
please
hurry
December
the words under the correct number of syllables.
1 syllable
1 syllable
2 syllables
2 syllables
3 syllables
(All Syllable Puzzle words are high frequency reading words.)
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3 syllables
WORD SORT 87
Syllables
k
dark
before
night
nWrite
afternoon
behind
hello
wonderful
beginning
banana
gone
happy
gave
October
maybe
hold
the words under the correct number of syllables.
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
WORD SORT 88
check
summer
cent
camera
sudden
coach
telephone
dangerous
electric
Syllables
cloud
danger
below
the words under the correct number of syllables.
1 syllable
2 syllables
school
someone
exercise
nWrite
1 syllable
2 syllables
3 syllables
(All Syllable Puzzle words are high frequency reading words.)
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3 syllables
QUICK READ 10
Complete a timed reading of the words.
nMark your time and score in the boxes.
n
TIME
SCORE
SCORE SCORE SCORE
answer
believe
decided
system
coming
deny
thought
using
percent
different
wanted
threw
through
happened
together
shouldn’t
wrong
frighten
stories
enough
suddenly
wrapped
united
apartment
interesting
afternoon
understand
however
tablespoon
newspaper
everywhere
motorcycle
battleground
waterfall
warehouse
lighthouse
pillowcase
telephone
dangerous
beginning
remember
SCORE SCORE SCORE
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Answer Key
Page 1
WORD SORT 1
an: man, than, can, ran, plan at:
that, hat, cat, rat, sat ap; lap, cap,
trap, map amp: damp, lamp,
camp, stamp
WORD SORT 2
and: band, stand, hand, sand, land
ast: fast, last, past, cast ash:
trash, cash, rash, splash, flash
ance: dance, glance, France,
chance
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WORD SORT 3
en: ten, then, pen , when, men et:
let, set, jet, pet, yet ent: tent, went,
sent, rent, spent ed: bed, red, led
WORD SORT 4
est: best, west, rest, test, guest
end: send, bend, friend, blend,
spend ench: bench, French,
trench, wrench ea: dead, health,
bread, wealth
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WORD SORT 5
ack: back, black, sack, pack, quack
ash: cash, flash, trash, smash ang:
bang. gang, hang. sang ank: bank,
tank, thank, sank, drank
WORD SORT 6
ell: bell, fell, spell, smell, ess:
less, dress, bless, guess eck: deck,
neck, check ept/ext: kept, slept,
next
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WORD SORT 7
in: pin, fin, win, thin, spin id: hid,
did, slid, rid ip: lip, slip, rip, trip,
ship it: sit, hit, fit, quit
WORD SORT 8
ish: dish, wish, fish, swish int:
hint, print, mint, sprint, tint ift:
gift, lift, drift, shift, swift ich/itch:
rich, which, pitch, ditch
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WORD SORT 9
ot: lot, got, hot, shot, not op:
mop, hop, chop, crop, drop ob:
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rob, mob, job, knob, robbed ox:
box, box, pox
WORD SORT 10
ond: bond, pond, blond, fond op:
drop, dropped, shop, stop, stopped
od: cod, nod, rod, prod, sod
ant/atch: want, wanted, watch,
watched
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WORD SORT 11
ill: hill, pill, will, still, fill ick:
kick, thick, lick, sick, trick ink:
pink, drink, blink, think ing: ring,
sing, thing, spring
WORD SORT 12
ock: lock, clock, block, knock, doc
k op: shop, mop, shopped, flop,
mopped ot: got, clot, gotten, rot,
rotten ond: bond, blond, fond
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WORD SORT 13
ub: rub, cu b, club, scrub ug: bug,
hub, plug, rug, jug um: plum,
gum, hum, sum, drum un: bun,
fun, run, sun
WORD SORT 14
ump: bump, dump, lump, jump
ush: rush, crush, brush, hush,
blush ust: just, crust, dust, trust,
rust ove: dove, love, glove, above
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WORD SORT 15
ut: but, cut, nut, shut uck: duck,
luck, truck, stuck, struck unch:
lunch, punch, bunch, crunch
ome/ough: rough, tough, enough,
some, come
WORD SORT 16
unt: punt, hunt, grunt, bunt udge:
fudge, judge, budge, grudge unk:
dunk, junk, flunk, skunk, trunk
ung: lung, sung, hung, stung,
clung
gotten /u/: lunch, trust, thumb,
tough
WORD SORT 18
/a/: planned, have, can’t, France
/e/: went, then, them, send, rent
/i/: its, thin, filled, since /u/: just,
rush, love, glove, hush
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WORD SORT 19
ame: same, game, came, name
ade: made, fade, grade, trade,
shade, ake: cake, bake, make,
lake, quake ate: late, gate, hate,
state
WORD SORT 20
ane: cane, lane, pane, plane ave:
cave, gave, wave, save, shave ape:
tape, grape, drape, shape, scrape
ace: face, grace, race, space
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WORD SORT 21
ase: baste, case, vase, chase aste:
haste, paste, taste, waste. baste
age: cage, page, rage, wage, stage
ange: range, change, strange,
grange
WORD SORT 22
ale: sale, male, tale, pale ail: sail,
mail, pail. tail, trail aid: paid,
maid, raid, braid ain: main, rain,
plain, brain, Spain
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WORD SORT 23
ape: scrape, tape, shape, drape,
grape ay: stay, bay, may, day ai:
raise, paint, faint, praise, saint
ea/ei: break, steak, weigh,
neighbor
WORD SORT 24
ey: prey, hey, they ay: gray, play,
spray, pray, stay ail: snail, rail,
frail, hail, quail ain: chain, sprain,
stain, pain, strain
Answer Key, Continued
Page 9
WORD SORT 17
/a/: that, band, asked, dance, that’s
/e/: less, guess, next, bread /o/:
clock, knock, stopped, shopping,
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WORD SORT 25
een: seen, teen, screen, queen,
eed: seed, need, feed, greed, bleed
eet: meet, feet, sweet. street, sheet
eek: week, check, Greek, creek
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WORD SORT 26
eep: keep, deep, sleep, sheep,
sweep eel: feel, heel, kneel, peel,
wheel ief: thief, chief, grief, brief
eeze: freeze, breeze, sneeze,
squeeze
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WORD SORT 27
ean: mean, bean, lean, clean eam:
team, dream, cream, beam, stream
eat: heat, meat, cheat, neat, seat
ield/iece: field, piece, yield, niece
WORD SORT 28
eal: deal, heal, meal, real, steal
eak: weak, leak, sneak, speak,
squeak each: beach, teach, reach,
peach, preach east: beast, feast,
least
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WORD SORT 29
ine: fine, nine, line shine, spine
ide: wide, hide, ride, bride ite:
kite, bite, white, write, quite ime:
dime, prime, time, crime
WORD SORT 30
ike: bike, like, hike, spike, strike
ipe: pipe, ripe, wipe, stripe, ive:
dive, five, drive, hive ice: nice,
twice, rice, mice, slice
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WORD SORT 31
ild: wild, child, mild y: cry, try,
spy, fly, fry ied: cried, tried,
spied, lied, fried ies: cries, tries
fries, flies, spies
WORD SORT 32
ight: fight, tight, light, bright,
might ight: flight, night, fright,
sight ind: find, kind, mind, blind,
grind uy/ye: buy, guy, bye, eye
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WORD SORT 33
oke: smoke, broke, choke, joke
ote: note, vote, wrote, quote ose:
nose, rose, chose, close, those
obe/ode: robe, globe, coded, rode,
lobe
WORD SORT 34
ope: hope, rope, scope, slope ole:
mole, hole, whole, pole, stole, one:
bone, cone, zone, phone, stone
ove: stove, cove, drove, grove
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WORD SORT 35
oad: toad, road, load oat: boat,
coat, goat, float, throat ow: grow,
show, know, flow, throw own:
grown, shown, known, flown,
thrown
WORD SORT 36
ost: host, most, post, ghost oast:
boast, coast, roast, toast old: gold,
fold, cold, told, hold oll: poll, roll,
toll, stroll, scroll
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WORD SORT 37
long a: safe, late, sail, stay, rain
long e: freeze, weak, need, street
long i: fine, light, cry, write, wild
long o: coast, know, those, whole
WORD SORT 38
long a: space, taste, weight, wait
long e: wheel, scream, field,
Greek, seat long u: use, huge,
fuse, cute, mule
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WORD SORT 39
ort: fort, port, sort, short, sport
ork: cork, fork, stork, York orm:
dorm, form, storm, norm ore:
more, sore, store, shore, score
WORD SORT 40
ore: core, bore, tore, chore, snore
our: four, pour, boar, roar, soar
orn: born, cocrn, horn, torn, thorn
orch: porch, torch, scorch
flirt, squirt er/ear: were, learn,
swerve, nerve, yearn
WORD SORT 44
urs: curse, cursive, nurse, nursery,
purse urn: burn, turn, return,
turnip, turning urge: urge, surge,
urgent urf/urp: turf, purple, surf,
surface, purpose
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WORD SORT 45
WORD SORT 46
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WORD SORT 47
oy: boy, joy, toy, soy oin: coin,
groin, joint, join, point oil: oil,
boil, soil, spoil, broil ois: noise,
poise, moist, hoist
WORD SORT 48
out: trout, scout, sprout, shout,
about ound: found, round, pound,
sound, ground ouse: house,
mouse, blouse, spouse own: town,
down, frown, brown
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WORD SORT 49
oom: room, bloom, broom, groom,
gloom: oon: noon, moon, soon,
spoon oop: hoop, scoop, sloop,
troop ool: cool, fool, pool, stool,
school
Answer Key, Continued
Page 29
WORD SORT 41
arm: arm, harm, charm, farm
arn/arp: barn, yarn, harp, sharp,
tarp art: dart, part, chart, smart,
start ard: card, hard, yard, guard
WORD SORT 42
ark: bark, shark, dark, park, spark
are: care, fare, scare, square, share
air: hair, pair, chair, stair, fair ear:
bear, pear, wear
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WORD SORT 43
ir: fir, stir, sir, whir ire: fire, tire,
spire, wire irt: skirt, dirt, shirt,
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WORD SORT 50
ook: book, cook, hook, took, crook
oot: boot, hoot, shoot, root
ood/ould: good, wood, would,
could,` should ue: blue, clue, true,
glue
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WORD SORT 51
alk: talk, walk, chalk, stalk all:
ball, call, fall, tall, small aw: law,
draw, straw, saw, claw ong: long,
song, strong, wrong
WORD SORT 52
awn: dawn, lawn, fawn, yawn,
drawn oss: loss, boss, toss, cross,
floss oth: moth, broth, cloth
ought/aught: bought, fought,
brought, taught, thought
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WORD SORT 53
WORD SORT 54
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WORD SORT 55
bl: black, blame, blouse, blood cl:
climb, clear, cloud, clothes, class
fl: flower, flood, fly, flew, flour
gl: glass, globe, glad, glove
WORD SORT 56
pl: plan, please, plane, plain sl:
slot, sleep, slice, slope, slide sp:
sport, speak, spoon, spartk, special
st: started, stopped, state, story:
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WORD SORT 57
br: brown, break, bright, breeze,
broken cr: crack, create, crowd,
crew, crime dr: drink draw, drove,
drive fr: fried, frighten, front,
friend
WORD SORT 58
gr: grace, ground, growth, great,
grade pr: praise, price, pretty,
prize tr: tried, troop, truly, travel,
trouble str: strong, strike, string,
straight
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WORD SORT 59
sm: smile, smooth, smoke, small,
smart sn: snack, sneeze, snowed,
snack sw: swing, swim, sweat,
sweet tw: twin, twist, twelve,
twice, twenty
WORD SORT 60
scr: scrap, scratch, scrape, scream,
screw spr: spring, spray, spread,
sprain, sprout sk: skate, skip, skill,
sky, skin sch: scheme, school,
schedule
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WORD SORT 61
st: west, toast, guest, least, most
nt: front, want, haunt, chant ft:
soft, left, lift, drift, gift pt: dept,
slept, erupt, prompt
WORD SORT 62
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nd: friend, found, ground, sound,
wind tch: hitch, match, catch,
watch ng: sing, string, wring,
bring, wing nk: think, drink,
spank, pink
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WORD SORT 63
ch __: church, choose, change,
choice, children sh __: share,
should, shopped, shoes th __
(them): that, those, their, these,
there wh __ : which, where,
whole, while
WORD SORT 64
qu __: quite, quit, quiet, quick
squ __: squirt, square, squeak,
squeeze th (thin): thank, thought,
thrill, things, thick thr __: thrill,
three, threw, throw, through
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WORD SORT 65
y = consonant: year, you’re,
young, your y = short i: symbol,
system, crystal, gym y = long e:
early, easy, ready, pretty, really y
= long i: by, dry, type, eye, bye
wr: wrap, wreck, write, wrote,
written kn: knew, knee, knife,
know, kneel gh: thought, light,
sight, frighten mp: thumb, lamb,
comb, bomb
WORD SORT 70
wr__: wring, wrist, wrinkle, wring
__mn: autumn, solemn, hymn,
column __gn: design, assign, sign,
foreign, reign __t__: Christmas,
listen, hasten, often, fasten
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WORD SORT 71
t: want, plant, dust, drift, haunt
ted: wanted, planted, dusted,
drifted haunted d: land, scold,
strand, bond dad: landed, scolded,
stranded, bonded
WORD SORT 72
p: help, clap, drop, wrap ped:
helped, clapped, dropped, wrapped
k: walk, talk, bank, kick, ask ked:
walked, talked, banked, kicked,
asked
Answer Key, Continued
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y = consonant: yard, yourself,
beyond, canyon y = short i:
hymn, mystic, synonym, typical y
= long e: money, valley, honey,
company, valley y = long i: rely,
supply, reply, deny, myself
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WORD SORT 67
hard c (came): card, cane, course,
cold, color soft c (cent): city,
center, piece, peace, receive hard
g (game): gas, goal, going, quess,
gotten soft g (gem): germ, giant,
gentle
WORD SORT 68
dge: edge, bridge, fudge, badge,
ledge silent gh: night, thought,
frighten, eight gh = f: laugh,
rough, though, enough ph = f:
phone, tough, phrase, phony, graph
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WORD SORT 73
singular (one): pen, lamp, day,
cup, toy plural (+ s): pens, lamps,
days, cups, toys singular (one):
box, dish, wash, peach plural (+
es): boxes, dishes, washes, peaches
WORD SORT 74
singular (one): toy, boy, day,
lamp plural (+ s): toys, boys,
days, lamps singular (one): baby,
lady, berry, party, story plural (+
ies): babies, ladies, berries, parties,
stories
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WORD SORT 75
Root Word: jump, mail, load,
stay + ed: jumped, mailed, loaded,
stayed Root Word: sing, read,
keep, grow, free + ing: singing,
reading, keeping, growing, freeing
WORD SORT 76
Root word: jog, hug, plan, move
+ ed: jogged, hugged, planned,
moved Root Word: cut, run, dig,
take, ride + ing; cutting, running,
digging, taking, riding
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WORD SORT 77
/a/: asking, having, happened,
after, answer /e/; sentence,
whether, weather, better /o/:
problem, product, bottom, doctor
/u/: until, under, unless, upon
WORD SORT 78
/a/: animal, habit, action, gather,
happy /e/: pretty, second, heavy,
except /i/: different, invent,
within, river, finish /u/: suddenly,
public, hundred, number
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long a: saying, painted, training,
straying, nature long e: receive,
really, speeding, neither, either,
long i: lighting, tighten, trying
long o: motion, only, showing,
notice, ocean
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long a: danger, later, able, famous
long e: begin, easy, between,
because long o: total, program,
below, open, toasted long u:
music, pupil, cubic, united, human
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ar: party, market, pardon, garden,
army er: danger, percent,
northern, person, afternoon ur:
purple, return, purpose, hurricane,
surround ir: circle, circus, thirsty
WORD SORT 82
er: better, later, after, parcel, letter
or: important, before, inform,
import, tornado ar: depart,
bargain, started, apartment ur:
hurry, surprise, Saturday, current
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oi: avoid, appoint, rejoice, turmoil
oy: annoy, destroy, employ, enjoy,
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ou: about, amount, around,
mountain, thousand, ow: allow,
flower, power, shower, powder
WORD SORT 84
ou: thought, brought, bought,
fought, sought au: caught, taught,
because, caution, laundry aw:
sprawl, withdraw, awning,
awesome ew: grew, renew, knew,
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WORD SORT 85
1 syllable: hill, side, base, how,
write 2 syllables: sidewalk,
baseball, without, something 3
syllables: newspaper, however,
flowerpot, fingerprint
WORD SORT 86
1 syllable: be, black, catch, please,
came 2 syllables: began, picnic,
rabbit, better, hurry 3 syllables:
apartment, November, lemonade,
remember, December
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WORD SORT 87
1 syllable: dark, gone, night, gave,
hold 2 syllables: before, behind,
happy, maybe, hello 3 syllables:
afternoon, wonderful, beginning,
banana October
WORD SORT 88
1 syllable: check, cloud school,
cent, coach 2 syllables: summer,
sudden, danger, someone, below 3
syllables: camera, telephone,
dangerous, electric, exercise
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